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Present Perfect Simple: A Link To The Present

The document discusses the present perfect simple tense in English. It explains how to form the present perfect simple using regular and irregular verbs. It provides examples of the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms. It then discusses the various uses of the present perfect simple tense, including to talk about actions that started in the past and are still continuing, actions with results in the present, recently completed actions, and actions within time periods that are not finished. Finally, it discusses using time expressions like "since", "for", "yet", and "just" with the present perfect simple tense.

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Present Perfect Simple: A Link To The Present

The document discusses the present perfect simple tense in English. It explains how to form the present perfect simple using regular and irregular verbs. It provides examples of the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms. It then discusses the various uses of the present perfect simple tense, including to talk about actions that started in the past and are still continuing, actions with results in the present, recently completed actions, and actions within time periods that are not finished. Finally, it discusses using time expressions like "since", "for", "yet", and "just" with the present perfect simple tense.

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PRESENT PERFECT

SIMPLE
A LINK TO THE PRESENT

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How do we form the Present
Perfect Simple?
Regular verbs:
have/has + verb-ed/-d/-ied
Irregular verbs:
Have/has + past participle
AFFIRMATIVE
• I have played ( I’ve played)
• You have played (You’ve played)
• He has played (He’s played)
• She has played (She’s played)
• It has played (It’s played)
• We have played (We’ve played)
• You have played (You’ve played)
• They
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INTEROGATIVE
have I played ?
have you played ?
has he played ?
has she played ?
has it played ?
have we played ?
have you played ?
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NEGATIVE
• I have not played ( I haven’t played)
• You have not played (You haven’t played)
• He has not played (He hasn’t played)
• She has not played (She hasn’t played)
• It has not played (It hasn’t played)
• We have not played (We haven’t played)
• You have not played (You haven’t played)
• They have not played. (They haven’t played)
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USE

For actions that started in the


past and are still happening.
e.g I have worked here for 3
years. ( I’m still working here)
USE

For past actions whose results


are seen to the present.
e.g. The cat has spilt the milk.
( the floor is dirty)
USE
For past actions whose time is not stated or
for recently completed actions.

e.g. He has travelled to India.


( We don’t know when)

I’ve just finished my homework.


USE
With today, this morning/week etc. if
these periods of time are not finished
at the time of speaking.
e.g. He has written two letters this
morning. ( it is still morning)
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• SINCE + POINT IN TIME
• Use the present perfect with “since” +
point in time (since 5:00, since Monday,
since 1994) to show when something
started.
e.g. I‘ve lived here since 2000.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• FOR + LENGTH OF TIME
• Use the Present perfect with “for” +
length of time (for ten minutes, for two
weeks, for years, for a long time) to
show how long a present condition has
lasted
e.g.
I’ve lived here for 10 years.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• When we want to know the length of
time something has taken place we
use the question words “HOW LONG.”

• How long have you lived in West Palm


Beach?
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• We often use the Present Perfect with
already to talk about things that have
happened before now.

• You’re too late. He’s already left for


school
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Use the present perfect with not yet
to talk about things that have not
happened before now.

• We’re hungry. We haven’t eaten


lunch yet
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• We usually use yet in questions to find
out if something has happened before
now.

• Have they left for school yet?


• No, they haven’t left yet.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Use just to talk about something that
finished minutes before.

I’ve just finished homework.


Any questions?

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